Inspiration for opening: I look closely at product design in a historical context — how things were done, how things have evolved, and how lots of things have become over-processed and ruined. I like to take manufactured products, turn back time and take them on a different route. I like to present people with alternatives. Take the simple wooden spoon - a usually soulless, mass-manufactured item — and yet used to create important, beautiful, and delicious things for us to eat. That just never seemed right to me. I want to create products that are really involved in that wonderful experience. Hatchet & Bear makes utensils that are complimentary to everyday adventures.

Merchandise source: Everything is made in the Hatchet & Bear Workshop using a selection of foraged wood from local, sustainable woodland.

Best selling item: Everything sells well... But the Violet Spatula is really popular at the moment.

Your favorite item: The Eating Spoon. Once you start eating with a proper wooden eating spoon you don't return to metal. Pair it with a wooden eating bowl and you're in heaven!

Favorite store (other than your own): Just one? That's tricky. There are loads of great independents doing amazing stuff right now. Here's a few: Small Castle, Robin & Mould, Snug.